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IDF Keeps Battalions on Alert and Sends Maglan Fighters to Central Command for Sukkot

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of a squad of IDF soldiers in helmets and tactical vests stacking up along a tall concrete wall with rifles raised toward a corner while more soldiers kneel in line behind them, drawn from a July 2016 U.S. Marine Corps photograph of an urban-warfare drill at the IDF's Ze'elim training base; archival context of IDF combat troops at a training base, not a depiction of the September 2026 Sukkot reinforcement or of Maglan fighters deployed to Central Command.

The IDF said on Friday that it had completed a plan to reinforce forces across its sectors ahead of Sukkot, in accordance with the Chief of Staff's directive. Regular battalions will remain on alert in all commands until the end of the holiday period, with brigade headquarters also on alert. Combat companies will reinforce the sectors through Hol HaMoed and until the second holiday, with more companies held as an operational reserve, and most fighters at brigade training bases will spend the holiday on base. Central Command will receive additional forces, including fighters from the Maglan unit. The IDF said multi-agency discussions were held to ensure readiness and coordination among all security bodies.

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